Collaborative efforts between the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence and the Colorado Hospital Association provide a strong backbone for moving forward on the issues raised by the Institute of Medicine Report. 

Momentum is already underway with these two organizations and several partners on many of the nursing priorities described in the IOM report.

In addition to an on-going dialog on increasing the number of nurses with BSN degrees, several academic-progression partnerships have been developed between community colleges and universities.

In partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association, the Colorado Action Coalition will continue to work on scope of practice issues to ensure that all Colorado residents, particularly those in rural areas have access to care.

The Action Coalition is also developing a nursing community leadership effort as well as plans for data collection.